Acessibilidade informacional para pessoas com deficiência visual: o caso do programa radiofônico Vamos AGIR – todos contra o Coronavírus

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought even more challenges for people with visual disabilities, especially regarding access to the virus prevention information. Understanding the radio as a vehicle that uses the voice as the main element, besides having its origin based on simple, direct, clear and didactic language (BARBEIRO; LIMA, 2003), in this work we will start from the analysis of the radio program "Vamos AGIR - Todos Contra o Coronavírus", broadcasted from Monday to Friday by O Povo CBN Radio and CBN Cariri, to develop a theoretical discussion about the relationship of this product and the informational accessibility to people with visual disabilities. We used the discussion of BÖCK, GOMES and BECHE (2020) about the concept of informational accessibility and added to it the categorizations proposed by Elisangela Godoy (2002) to analyze the potential of the program in the transfer of information to people with visual disabilities. The research has an exploratory and descriptive nature, which uses literature review and categorical content analysis (SAMPAIO; LYCARIÃO, 2021). Thus, we conclude that the radio program analyzed is a communication medium capable of promoting informational accessibility for people with visual disabilities. However, when broadcasting more specific themes, it is necessary to readjust the script in order to facilitate the understanding of the audience in question.